United States Post Office (Flatbush, Brooklyn)
The US Post Office - Flatbush Station is a historic post office building located at 2273 Church Avenue between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1936, and designed by consulting architect Lorimer Rich in the Colonial Revival style, for the Office of the Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury. The building is a symmetrical, two-story, red brick building with a gable roof and a large one-story rear wing.[2]
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| Location | 2273 Church Ave. Brooklyn, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′2″N 73°57′24″W |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | U.S. Treasury Dept., Lorimer Rich |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002460[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
Notes
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Flatbush Station Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
External links
Media related to United States Post Office (Flatbush, Brooklyn) at Wikimedia Commons- FLATBUSH — Post Office (USPS Locator)
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